Abay (town)

Abay Абай ауданы, Abay awdanı
Abay Location in Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 49°37′52″N 72°51′14″E / 49.63111°N 72.85389°E / 49.63111; 72.85389Coordinates: 49°37′52″N 72°51′14″E / 49.63111°N 72.85389°E / 49.63111; 72.85389
Country	Kazakhstan
Region	Karaganda Region
District	Abay District
Founded	1949
Re-Named and Re-Classified as a "City"	1961
Population (1 Jan 2009)
• Total	25,550
Time zone	BTT (UTC+6)
Postal code	100100-100130
Area code(s)	+7 331 31

Abay (Kazakh: Абай) is a town (since 1961) located in central Kazakhstan, and has served as the capital of Abay District in Karaganda Region since 2002. Population: 25,550 (2009 Census results);^[1] 33,066 (1999 Census results).^[1]

Abay was founded in 1949 as a coal mining settlement with the name Sherubay-Noora (Kazakh: Шерубай-Нұра, Russian: Чурубай-Нура, Churubay-Nura). In 1961, it was renamed Abay, after Abay Qunanbayuli, a Kazakh poet, composer and philosopher.

Gallery

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  Monument to Abay Qunanbayuli

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  Abandoned apartment buildings

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  Downtown

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  House of Culture

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  Abandoned apartment buildings in Second Microdistrict

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  Abandoned apartment buildings

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  Prospekt Pobedy (Victory Avenue)

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